Chapter 95

Chapter 95: Swallowing the Earth Spiritual Liquid, Potential Increased, Returning

Watching Xiao Li vanish before his eyes, Lu Qing marveled.

Xiao Li had concealed not only his body but also his aura.

At least with his sensory abilities, he couldn’t detect a living being hiding before his eyes.

With such a perfect concealment talent, coupled with his indestructible minions,

Xiao Li could become the world’s most terrifying night assassin if he chose.

Even a master-level expert with perfected internal organs would be unable to withstand his lethal blow.

At that moment, a dark figure leaped out from the other direction. It was Xiao Li.

It had apparently moved to another direction without Lu Qing noticing.

“Even movement doesn’t break the invisibility effect?”

Lu Qing marveled again, watching Xiao Li emerge from seemingly another dimension.

Xiao Li seemed delighted with his new ability.

He began to dart back and forth through the air, enjoying himself immensely.

From Lu Qing’s perspective, it looked as if it had the ability to penetrate space, disappearing and reappearing repeatedly.

“Xiao Li, how long can you maintain this invisibility?”

Lu Qing asked, seeing that Xiao Li had been playing with it for quite a while and showed no signs of tiring.

“Ouch!”

Xiao Li tilted his head, thinking for a moment, and then cried out.

“You mean, you can maintain your invisibility forever as long as you want?”

After spending so much time with the black beast, Lu Qing had a relatively easy understanding of its meaning.

Xiao Li nodded.

“Is this an innate skill? It’s really unreasonable.”

Lu Qing was impressed

and extremely satisfied.

Those five drops of earth vein spirit fluid were worth it. After awakening this talent, Xiao Li’s lethality had increased exponentially.

More importantly, he no longer had to worry about Xiao Li being discovered.

Now, not even the Wei family’s chief steward could pose any threat to Xiao Li.

“Xiao Li, with this talent, you can go fishing with us from now on,” Lu Qing said with a smile.

Normally, to conceal his presence, Lu Qing would always take Xiao Yan with him when he went fishing, leaving Xiao Li at home.

Now that it had awakened its invisibility talent, it could venture out freely, even during the day.

Xiao Li’s eyes lit up when he heard this.

A fish-loving creature, he had always wanted to go fishing with Lu Qing, and now his wish was finally fulfilled.

“Alright, now it’s my turn to take the Earth Vein Spirit Fluid. Xiao Li, you’ll protect me,”

Lu Qing inquired, and upon discovering that Xiao Li didn’t need to continue taking it, he made the decision.

Seeing Xiao Li reaping such significant benefits, he couldn’t help but feel a little itchy.

After explaining everything to Xiao Li, Lu Qing took out the jade bottle and poured a drop of Earth Vein Spirit Fluid into his mouth.

He didn’t take much.

According to the Divine Talisman Sect’s tradition, ordinary acquired creatures only needed a single drop of Earth Vein Spirit Fluid to improve their aptitude to the limit.

Lu Qing’s body was merely the bloodline of an ordinary human, not comparable to that of a rare spirit beast like Xiao Li, so he decided to take a single drop of the fluid to test it out, to avoid wasting it.

A drop of Earth Vein Spirit Fluid entered his stomach, and soon, Lu Qing felt a gentle yet strange, vast yet not overbearing, mystical energy surge from his body.

This strange energy, like Mother Earth, was imbued with the breath of life, as if naturally attuned to Lu Qing’s body.

The moment it appeared, it was rapidly absorbed by his flesh, integrating into his muscles, bones, and every inch of his flesh.

Lu Qing instantly felt his body undergoing an unimaginable transformation.

A deeply comforting warmth rose within him, causing him to relax both physically and mentally.

Perhaps because he had consumed only a small amount of Earth Vein Spirit Fluid, despite the mental relaxation and a slight drowsiness, he remained alert, unlike Xiao Li, who had fallen into a deep sleep.

Lu Qing quietly observed the changes within himself.

The gentle energy continuously nourished his body, slowly causing it to undergo a miraculous transformation.

This transformation did not directly enhance his physical strength,

but rather, it broke through his previous limitations at a deeper level, elevating his natural endowment.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Qing noticed that the gentle energy within him was gradually diminishing. However, he sensed that his transformation hadn’t reached its limit.

Without hesitation, Lu Qing removed the jade bottle and poured another drop of Earth Vein Spirit Liquid into his mouth.

With this drop, the gentle energy intensified, and Lu Qing’s transformation continued.

In this way, Lu Qing had consumed three drops of Earth Vein Spirit Liquid before his transformation reached its full potential.

This surprised Lu Qing greatly.

He had originally thought that only one drop would be needed to reach the limit of his transformation.

After all, the original owner’s body had been inherently weak and deficient.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to survive the cold.

Later, through martial arts training, his Qi and blood strengthened, and he consumed golden loach, blood-tonifying and Qi-replenishing pills, and other tonics.

This significantly strengthened his foundation.

But ultimately, it was just an ordinary human body, nothing special.

He hadn’t expected it would take three drops of Earth Spirit Fluid to complete his transformation.

Was it because of his time travel, or perhaps the physical qualities of a Qi and Blood Realm warrior?

Lu Qing pondered for a moment, but finding he couldn’t fathom the answer, he decided to give it up.

After all, the more Earth Spirit Fluid his body could absorb, the higher his aptitude would be, a sure win for him.

Standing up, Lu Qing deployed his fists and began practicing the Nourishing Body Fist.

As the air surged, and he skillfully and effortlessly practiced the Nourishing Body Fist, surprise flickered in Lu Qing’s eyes.

He could sense a truly earth-shaking transformation within his body.

While the Earth Spirit Fluid hadn’t directly boosted his Qi and Blood, he was still at the Minor Success stage of the Qi and Blood Realm.

But now, he could easily defeat several of his former selves.

His potential had grown, and at the same level, he could unleash far greater power.

“If that’s the case, I’m afraid the few ginseng plants I dug earlier won’t be enough.”

Lu Qing had previously unearthed a two-hundred-year-old ginseng and three hundred-year-old ginseng plants, plus

he had a hundred-year-old ginseng plant at home. If all five ginseng plants were refined into blood-tonifying and Qi-invigorating pills, it would be more than enough for

him to cultivate to perfection in the Qi and Blood Realm. Now, after consuming the Earth Vein Spirit Fluid, his physical aptitude had been enhanced many times over.

If he wanted to quickly reach perfection in the Qi and Blood Realm, those five ginseng plants wouldn’t be enough.

“It seems we have to keep digging,” Lu Qing decided immediately. “Xiao Li, let’s go.”

He had already taken all the opportunities in the cave, so there was no need to stay here any longer. It

was impossible to tell day or night inside the cave, nor what time it was outside.

But Xiao Li had been asleep for quite some time. If

he didn’t return, his master and Xiao Yan would be worried again. After all, they could always come back here, so there was no need to be reluctant.

He led Xiao Li out of the cave and back to the valley.

Outside, the sun was bright and rising; it was already morning.

I just don’t know if this is their second or third day in the mountains.

Thinking that Xiao Li and I haven’t returned all night, Master and the others must be worried.

Lu Qing didn’t linger in the valley and left immediately.

Before leaving, Lu Qing took another deep look at the cave entrance behind the waterfall.

The gains he and Xiao Li had made this time in the mountains were truly immense.

He, in particular, not only obtained the skills of a powerful Xiantian Perfectionist, but also the even more mysterious and extraordinary inheritance of the Divine Talisman Sect.

Add to that the earth vein spirit fluid.

It’s safe to say that any one of these things, if released to the public, would be a treasure worth vying for by countless factions.

Such a great opportunity, however, was obtained by just one person.

Lu Qing was amazed.

…

[Ginseng: A precious herb, non-toxic and edible.]

[This ginseng is very old, over five hundred years old.]

[Legend has it that ginseng possesses various miraculous properties. Ginseng that is old enough seems to possess psychic abilities and can give rise to spiritual intelligence.]

Looking at the ginseng before him, emitting a half-white, half-red aura of supernatural power, Lu Qing was filled with astonishment.

After leaving the valley, he and Xiao Li didn’t immediately return to the village.

Noticing it was already morning outside, Lu Qing lost his composure.

Having already spent so much time in the mountains, he didn’t mind another half day.

So, he simply continued searching for ginseng, aiming to gather the necessary resources to reach the Qi and Blood realm.

This time, he didn’t insist on searching for ginseng himself.

Instead, he asked Xiao Li to use his extraordinary sensory abilities to lead him directly to dig for ginseng of sufficient age.

After consuming the Earth Vein Spirit Fluid, Xiao Li’s extraordinary sensory abilities seemed to have been enhanced.

Under his guidance, Lu Qing quickly unearthed several more century-old ginseng plants, including one that was three hundred years old!

However, the surprises weren’t over yet.

Finally, they found a precious ginseng plant over five hundred years old!

Indeed, it was a precious ginseng.

Gazing at the predominantly red light of the supernatural power within his field of vision, Lu Qing knew that this ginseng was truly precious.

“This should be the oldest ginseng we’ve found in this area,”

Lu Qing observed, surveying his surroundings.

Having gained the inheritance of the Divine Talisman Sect, he understood why so many century-old ginsengs were found in this mountain forest.

And why even herbs like Tianqi, which thrive in a different environment than ginseng, could be found here.

The reason was simple.

It all stemmed from the mysterious being who had created the Jade Transformation Cavern.

After creating the Jade Transformation Cavern, the mysterious being of the Divine Talisman Sect casually scattered medicinal seeds throughout the forest, intending to cultivate it into a medicinal field for the Divine Talisman Sect.

The mysterious patterns within the Jade Transformation Cavern were actually a rune formation known as the Earth Pivot Spirit Gathering Formation.

It had the power to channel the earth’s energy and concentrate its essence.

The presence of the Jade Transformation Cavern caused the earth’s energy within this mountain range, and for a hundred miles around, to converge.

This rich earth energy naturally nourished the flourishing of the vegetation in this area, including the medicinal herbs.

Thanks to the Jade Cave, the essence of the earth’s spiritual energy was condensed into Earth Spirit Fluid.

This benefited the medicinal herbs in this area, imbued with a touch of spiritual energy.

This was also the reason why Old Doctor Chen was surprised by the seemingly extraordinary efficacy of the ginseng Xiao Li gave Lu Qing.

It was actually due to this hint of spiritual energy.

Lu Qing believed that he could only find ginseng that was at most five hundred years old.

This was because, with age, the ginseng develops a hint of its own spirituality, possessing the instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm.

Such spiritual creatures possess the ability to move.

In such a vast mountain, simply burrowing through the ground would be impossible for him and Xiao Li to find.

Of course, five hundred years of ginseng was more than enough for Lu Qing’s current needs.

With this precious ginseng, he would have fully accumulated the resources needed to reach perfection in his Qi and Blood cultivation.

Carefully unearthing the five hundred-year-old ginseng, he bundled it up and placed it in the medicine basket, feeling very satisfied.

He glanced at the sunlight filtering through the trees overhead and saw that it was almost noon.

He immediately called out, “Xiao Li, let’s go home! If we don’t go back, Xiao Yan will start crying again!”

Xiao Li quickly scurried onto Lu Qing’s shoulder, his eyes lit with joy.

After being away for so long, he’d been missing his little two-legged beast.

Of course, he missed the fresh fish feasts back home even more.

He hadn’t had a single fish in the mountains for so long, and now he was ravenous.

With Xiao Li in tow, Lu Qing journeyed over mountains and hills for the better part of a day before finally emerging.

Only a warrior like him, with Xiao Li’s guidance, could make it.

Any other herbalist wouldn’t have made it out even after three days and three nights.

Standing atop a mountain, gazing at Jiuli Village ahead, Lu Qing smiled heartily.

The mountains were beautiful, with all sorts of treasures and magical places like the Jade Transformation Cave.

But only when he returned to Jiuli Village could he truly relax.

Unconsciously, he had come to regard this place as his true home in this world.

Tightening the medicine basket on his back, Lu Qing headed towards the village.

Upon arriving, he ran into a villager.

Seeing Lu Qing, the villager happily exclaimed, “Ah Qing, you’re back from collecting herbs?”

“Yes, just back. Uncle Hong, how long have I been in the mountains?”

Uncle Hong was stunned. “How could you not know the time when you went in alone?”

“I spent quite a while in a cave collecting a single herb, and then I took a nap, so I’m a bit lost,” Lu Qing explained.

“No wonder,” Uncle Hong suddenly realized. “You must have been working really hard collecting herbs. Today is your third day in the mountains.”

“The third day?” Lu Qing was shocked.

He hadn’t expected Xiao Li to sleep that long.

Even more unexpected was that he had spent so much time comprehending the patterns on the silver.

It didn’t seem like much time had passed.

Of course, what made him even more anxious was that he hadn’t returned for two days, and he didn’t know how worried Xiao Yan would be.

“I didn’t expect it’s been so long, Uncle Hong, I won’t chat with you for now. I’m going back to my master first, otherwise Xiaoyan will make a fuss again.”

“Okay, go ahead.”

Lu Qing waved his hand and ran towards the small courtyard halfway up the mountain.

(End of this chapter)